🌐 Mailman 3 April 2004 - Pythonmac-SIG - python.org

Best IDE?
by Bryce Larson April 27, 2004

April 27, 2004

I am new to python and have been looking for a good IDE that supports wx. I wondering if anyone has any recommendations? Thank you, Bryce

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building extensions that link against dynamic libraries (revisited)
by Robert Tolbert April 27, 2004

April 27, 2004

I hate to dredge up an old topic, but I've spent more time chasing this weird problem and am still befuddled as to why I can't get this to work. The original question was posted here: http://mail.python.org/pipermail/pythonmac-sig/2004-January/009911.html where I asked some questions about importing an extension that is linked against a shared dynamic library that I've also built. In a nutshell, I am wrapping a large C++ API in Python using SWIG. I can built the base C++ libraries as either static libs or dynamic libs. I can built the extension linked against either of these. And here is where the difference lies. If I link against the static libraries, my extension loads and works just fine. If I link against the dynamic libraries, Python hangs trying to import the extension. Ctrl-C won't interupt it, I have to Ctrl-Z and kill -9 to get it to stop. Interestingly, Fink's python can import and use either extension as built above. The problem is only with /usr/bin/python on Panther. As a follow-up to the last discussion, I have done several things to try and rule out several of the issues people have noted in emails and the FAQ. 1. I have switched to building the extension using distutils; still won't load. 2. I have tried building on a second Panther machine that never had Jaguar (old system python) and has never had Fink. So I could rule out the problems people have noted due to multiple Python's being installed. 3. I've used otool on the extension .so to see which libraries/Frameworks it is dependent on. I've made sure that DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH points to the directory containing my C++ dynamic libraries. This was enough to make sure Fink's python can load the modules just fine. My wonder now is whether /usr/bin/python actually honors DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH, or whether the is some other location I need to put my .dylibs to help it find them. At the end of the day, I can probably get customers to use Fink or build their own Python into /usr/local/bin but it sure would be nice to have this work with the system python. Bob Tolbert

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OT? wxGlade "application" bundle?
by Steven Palm April 26, 2004

April 26, 2004

I've not been able to build (via bundlebuilder) a launchable bundle of wxGlade for MacOS X. Has anyone else tried and hopefully succeeded? :-) Thanks!

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Seeking feedback: PyMod 0.1
by has April 26, 2004

April 26, 2004

Hi all, Still beating away at the new HTMLTemplate docs, I'm afraid, so appscript 0.5.0 will be sometime next week now. However, something I have gotten around to finishing this week is a preview release of my simple AppleSpaghetti Studio-based GUI tool for building and installing downloaded distutils packages: http://freespace.virgin.net/hamish.sanderson/PyMod.app.sit The name sucks (suggestions?), and there's no documentation or nice icon yet, but it appears to do the job ok and should be self-explanatory. Works with both setup.py and *.tar.gz files and supports multi-item drag-n-drop, file chooser and direct input; runs distutils via Terminal.app in background. Issues I've noted so far: 1. The drag-n-drop support and file chooser dialog could be a bit more discriminating in what they accept. 2. Direct input currently only works with full posix paths; it'd be nice if understood paths starting with ~/ and ~name/ as well. Please let me know what you think. has -- http://freespace.virgin.net/hamish.sanderson/

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[Newbie] Problem running wxPython script
by gohaku April 24, 2004

April 24, 2004

Hi everyone, I just installed wxMac and wxPython successfully ( Or so I think ) and I am having problems running the following: from wxPython.wx import * class MyApp(wxApp): def OnInit(self): frame = wxFrame(NULL, -1, "Hello from wxPython") frame.Show(true) self.SetTopWindow(frame) return true app = MyApp(0) app.MainLoop() I use "pythonw" to run the script but get the following: Traceback (most recent call last): File "wx.py", line 1, in ? from wxPython.wx import * File "//Library/Python/2.3/wxPython/__init__.py", line 10, in ? import _wx File "//Library/Python/2.3/wxPython/_wx.py", line 3, in ? from core import * File "//Library/Python/2.3/wxPython/core.py", line 15, in ? import wx.core File "/Users/johndoe/Desktop/wx.py", line 1, in ? from wxPython.wx import * ImportError: No module named wx I am losing my mind searching newsgroups and the Web to see If I missed anything. And yes, I downloaded the Latest Installer for wxMac and wxPython. btw, I am using OS Xv10.3.3. Please help. Thanks in advance. -gohaku

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Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] Fwd: [SciPy-user] ANN: SciPy 0.3 Released
by Christopher Fonnesbeck April 24, 2004

April 24, 2004

On Apr 23, 2004, at 12:21 PM, Louis M. Pecora wrote: >> I have written up some OSX installation instructions thhis morning and >> have submitted them to the SciPy folks. I will inform the list when >> these >> are made available on the SciPy site (hopefully soon). >> >> Chris > > Ergo, We are in debt to you. Thank you. > The instructions have been published on SciPy.org: http://www.scipy.org/documentation/Members/fonnesbeck/osx_build.txt I hope I have not forgotten anything important -- its been awhile since I installed it from *scratch*, but I believe everything is there. Let me know if it is otherwise. Cheers, Chris -- Christopher J. Fonnesbeck ( c h r i s @ f o n n e s b e c k . o r g ) Georgia Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit, University of Georgia "More and more of our imports come from overseas." George W. Bush, 25 September 2000 -- Putting http://wecanstopspam.org in your email helps it pass through overzealous spam filters.

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libpython2.3.a?
by Lance E Sloan April 23, 2004

April 23, 2004

I'm using a Mac OS X 10.3.3 machine with the Apple-supplied Python 2.3 and the MacPython additions for Panther that are dated November 2003. I'm trying to build mod_python 2.7.10. I am hoping that I can build and run it with the Apple-supplied versions of Python and Apache. After I ran mod_python's configure script, then ran make, I got this error: cc: /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.3/lib/python2.3/conf ig/libpython2.3.a: No such file or directory I've looked around my system and sure enough, I could not find that library in any directory. Is there a way to get that library without building Python from source? -- Lance E Sloan, Systems Research Programmer III U-M WATS: Web Applications, Technologies, and Solutions Full-service web and database design, development, and hosting. http://www.itcs.umich.edu/wats/ - "Putting U on the Web"

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Re:[Pythonmac-SIG] Fwd: [SciPy-user] ANN: SciPy 0.3 Released
by Christopher Fonnesbeck April 23, 2004

April 23, 2004

I have written up some OSX installation instructions thhis morning and have submitted them to the SciPy folks. I will inform the list when these are made available on the SciPy site (hopefully soon). Chris -- Christopher J. Fonnesbeck ( c h r i s @ f o n n e s b e c k . o r g ) Georgia Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit, University of Georgia

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OSX.3 vs pyGame
by Jason Van Anden April 22, 2004

April 22, 2004

Hello, I am trying to install pyGame on my Mac, and having a heck of time doing it. Am I beating a dead horse? I followed the instructions regarding the Installation Manager -- but to no avail. Any suggestions warmly welcomed. J

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Adjusting the Numeric text Wrap in Output Window of Python IDE ??
by Louis M. Pecora April 22, 2004

April 22, 2004

It seems that printing arrays (from Numeric) to the Output window in the Mac Python IDE automaticall wraps text printed at about 80 columns (shades of punch cards!). Is there any way to change this default? I have two screens and like to stretch the output window to one whole screen. It would be nice to have longer arrays run across the entire window before wrapping. Thanks. -- Cheers, Lou Pecora

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